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Pennsylvania Question 7, Constitutional Amendment Procedures During Emergencies Amendment (May 1967)
| Pennsylvania Question 7 | |
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| Election date May 16, 1967 | |
| Topic Direct democracy measures and State legislatures measures | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
Pennsylvania Question 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Pennsylvania on May 16, 1967. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing for an alternative method of adopting constitutional amendments during times of emergency in which amendments could be considered once by the state legislature, advertised, and submitted to state voters within one month. |
A "no" vote opposed providing for an alternative method of adopting constitutional amendments during times of emergency in which amendments could be considered once by the state legislature, advertised, and submitted to state voters within one month. |
Election results
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Pennsylvania Question 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,198,076 | 65.66% | ||
| No | 626,711 | 34.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Question 7 was as follows:
| “ | Shall article eighteen of the Constitution relating to future amendments be amended to provide for a procedure to amend the Constitution in the event of a major emergency threatening the Commonwealth whereby a proposed amendment shall be considered but once by the General Assembly; promptly advertised, one month thereafter submitted to the electors and if approved by a majority thereof the proposed amendment shall become a part of the Constitution? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Pennsylvania, the General Assembly must pass a constitutional amendment by a simple majority vote during two successive legislative sessions to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration. The legislature can also pass a measure by a two-thirds vote during one legislative session if a “major emergency threatens or is about to threaten the Commonwealth.”
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